Ultra-violet ray hover and brooder



Jan; 5, 1932. MlLLER 1,839,575

ULTRA VIOLET RAY HOVER AND BROODER Original Filed March 26, 1928 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Jan. 5, 1932. 1 MlLLER 1,839,575

ULTRA VIOLET RAY HOVER AND BROODER Original Filed March 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fateted Jan. 5, 1932 Application filed march 2 6, 1923, serial Ito. Mfifii. Renewed Jane 18, 1981.

lhis invention relates to hovers and brooders for small chicks, and the main object is to provide a hover or brooder equippe with means for subjecting the chicks to the antirachitic and vitalizing action of ultra. violet rays.

Another object is to provide a combination of brooder and hover, with the latter equipped with ultra violet ray lamps in such a manner that the rays from the lamps will fall both inside and outside the hover.

Another object is to provide in combination a brooder and hover, the latter being equipped with ultra violet ray lamps or units and having inner reflecting surfaces capable of reflecting back upon the chicks the ultra violet rays from the said lamps.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a brooder illustrating a hover in elevation and showing my invention in its application to a brooder and a hover;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 22 of Figure 1, looking downward; Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of Figure 1, looking'upward;

Fi e 4 is a detail of a modified, corrugate structure of the hover and manner of mounting the lamps upon the margin thereof;

Figure 5 is a detail of another modification of the hover, showing a reflector for projecting the rays outwardly and downwardly;

Figure 6 is a detail showing the method of mounting the lamps within the recesses at the margin of the hover;

Figure 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating the construction of the maral portion of the hover shown in Figure 5.

In combination with any conventional form of brooder 1 and hover 2 depending therein from the support 3, the invention resides in arran 'ng and mountin a plurality of ultra violet ray lamps un erneath the hover as shown at 4 and an additional number of similar lamps around the outer margin of the hover as shown at 5. These lamps may be mounted in place in any ordinary or conventional manner, but my preferred arrangement for the mounting of the marginal lamps 5 is to seat these lamps withnets 7 flaring outwardly over the lam s 5110 in recesses '6 cut out around or along the said outer margin of the hover 2. Being so seated within t e recesses 6, the lamps 5 are substantially aligned with the margin of the hover, are so positioned as to throw their rays both under the hover and outwardly into the brooder, and are also protected against breakage. The recesses 6 preferably are provided with ray reflecting hoods or bonserve both as additional protection or the lamps and to reflect the upwardly and outwardly projected rays from the lamps 5 downwardly and outwardly into the brooder 1. Additional lamps 8 with ray reflecting hoods 9 may be mounted around the inner sides of the brooder 1 for raying the interior of the brooder 1 independently of the hover equipment. The inner concave surface 10 of the hover 2 as well as the inner curved surfaces of the hoods 7 and 9, are leferably finished as ray reflecting surfaces or the ultra violet rays emanating from the lamps 4, 5 and 8. For this purpose the conventional art is resorted to, as for instance, lining the said reflectors with aluminum or same with an aluminum paint, or the like; and any other finish or material for the reflectors calculated to effectually. reflect the said ultra violet rays, would fall within the purview of my invention, though all such finishes and materials are not here specifically enumerated, as for instance, prismatic glass or mirrored glass reflectors (not shown).

Where a corrugated form of hover is used, as shown in Figure 4, the marginal lamps 5 may be seated within the outer and deepened portions 11 of these corrugations, which would then partially at least serve in lieu of the hooded recesses 6 of the structure shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. If desired, the outer margin of the hover may be formed as shown at 12 in Fig. 5 to provide a reflector for throwing the rays outwardly and downwardly into the brooder, and being also surfaced with aluminum or aluminum paint, or otherwise perfected to render the same efficient as a reflecting element.

Any standard form of ultra. violet ray lamp may be used in this assembly, and any conventional means of energizing the said lamps, as by electricity, may be employed.

The assembly and arrangement of the elements of my invention as here shown and described, are merely illustrative of certain embodiments of my invention, and it is understood that I may vary the structural details as desired, within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a hover having a plurality of recesses formed at its outer margin, hoods extended over the recesses, and ultra violet ray lamps mounted within the said recesses below said hoods, the latter being arran ed to direct rays from the lamps upon chicIKs under the hover.

2. The combination of a hover havin a ray reflecting under surface and a plurality of recesses formed at its outer margin, ray reflecting hoods extended from the recesses, and ultra violet ray lamps mounted within the said recesses below said hoods, the latter being arranged to direct rays from the lamps upon chicks under the hover.

3. The combination of a hover having a plurality of hooded recesses formed around its outer margin, and ultra violet ray lamps mounted within the said recesses.

4. The combination of a hover having a plurality of outwardly opening and hooded recesses formed around its outer mar 'n, all under surfaces thereof being ray re ecting surfaces, and ultra violet ray lamps mounted within the said recesses.

5. The combination of a brooder, a hover within the brooder having a plurality of substantially equidistant recesses formed in its outer marginal edge, ultra violet ray lamps mounted on the hover and located, one in each of said recesses, and reflecting means over each recess so as to direct the rays of each lamp upon chicks under the hover, and

an ultra violet ray lamp supported by the hover on the under side thereof adjacent the center of the hover.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

KINNEY I. MILLER. 

